The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-14
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
PROVISIONS OF TIE cuLLoM BILL
Introduced In tho United States Senate Yes.
torday-Amsndments to tho Interstate
Commerce LAVA Bill to Protect
Colored Voters In tho South.

LION Of unlteu States postal telegraph
provides for ten trunk lines Of telegraph
embracing all tho cities OF tho States and
Territosicu.
The bill provides that tho lines shall be
constructed BY the army engineer corps
under ths direction Of the Secretary Of
War, on Iron polea, with capacity for
twelve wires, and shall, when completed,
be trauufsrred to the control Of the Post.
master General. The Secretary OF War
shall, II he deem 1t expsdient, take pos.
seas!on Of lines now used for military pur-
poses, as q portion Of this Federal tele.
graph systsul.
The rates to be charged are ten cents Tor
twenty words under 500 miles, and five
cents additional for each additional ten
~orda, and ior distances greater than 500
miles an additional rate oil five cents Tor
each additional 250 miles. Press night
rates are 10 be thir.y.fve cents per 100
words, and day rate seventy.dve cents per
100 words. ~
The office OF Director General Of Tele-
graphs gs crOatod, tho appointment to be
made Is that OF IN Assistant Postmaster
General, with likeisalary. The appointee
must &c practical telegraph man OF at
least ten yearo' experience.
The Postmna!sr General will report to
Congress the boat methods OF organization
at tho beginning OF tho frat session OF
Congreso alter the passage Of this act,
Four million dollars ia appropriated for
the purpose Of the measure.
| THE ROUTES. h.
The bill establishes the following lines:
One from Washington, D. O., to Portland,
Me-, via Baltimore, Wilmington, Phils.
delphia, Camden, Trenton, Newark, Jer.
aay City. Ne" York City, Brooklyn, New
Haven, Hartford, Providence and Boston.
Oas from Washington to Minneapolis,
via. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo, Chi.
cago, Milwaukee, Madison, lacrosse and
St. Paul. One from Naw York City to
Cleveland via. Albany, Utca, Syracuse,
Rochester, Buffalo and Erie, Pa, Ons
from Pittsburgh to Topeka, Kas., via.
Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St.
Louis and Kansas City, and minor towns
near the large cItieB Ons from Toledo to
Detroit. One from Washington to Calves
ton via. Richmond, Charlotte, Columbus.
| 8. O., Augusta, Atlanta, Montgomery and
New Orleans. Ono from Chicago to New
Orleans, via. indianapolis, Louisville,
Nashville, Memphis and Vicasburg. One
from Cnicsgo to st. Louis, via, Peoria and
Springfield. One from Chicago to San
Francisco, via. Desnoines, Omaha, Chey.
enne, Salt Lake City, Carson City and
other towns en- route, and one from Chey-
snne to Dsnyer.
Postal telegraph Offices are to ha opened
at the places named and at all interme-
diate points at which frat, second or third
class poB;oticos are established.
Branch lines, it provides, shall be con-
structed from time to time as appropris.
tions therefor are made by Congress-, the
intention being to connecs the lines with
all c!ties where the postal frco delivery
system prevails, but no additional lacili-
ties are to he proved in States already
connected with ths trunk lines until Dos
tai telegraph offices have been established
in every State and territory. The eystem
Is to be constructed in straight lines, as
near as practicable, but regard is to be
taken Of cities that will afford the bsst
telosrnphic facilities to the public. ~
Eight wires are to be strung on the liz.
from New York to Chicago, and four
upon other lines. The Secretary OF War
is authorizsd to use the military service
lines of the United States as far as expe.
dent, and also to make all necessary con-
formations CT lands or buildings at fair
compensation. All disputes as to what is
fair compensation are to be settled by
the Court OF Clains. The Secretary ia
further authorized to construct, take and
| use ell machinery and devices, not in.
| Guiding telegraph lines, whether patented
or not, as shall be deemed necessary, the
compensation to be determined in ths
same manner as condomnations OF land.
INTER STATE COMMERCE..
The bill introduced by Senator Cullon
to-day to amend the Interstate Com
merce act, embodies the most important
augReslions that have been made for the
correction Of defecta in the low, including
the recommendations Of the Commission.
ers. The amendment ara voluminous
and in minuts legal form. The following
is a synopsis Of their more important pro.
Visions:
l. To extend the provisions Of the act
SO as to make the act apply to express,
sleeping car, drawing room car, palace
car, stock car and tank car companies and
"any other companies, associations: or
persons furniohing for public use upou
railroad cars and other instrumentalities
for the transportation Of persons or prop.
erty."
2. The words "or other carriersn ara
inserted twice in the 9th section so as to
prohibit not only pooling between differ.
ent railroads, but between different rail.
roads and other carriers. ~"
4. As to the short haul provision, it is
provided that where complaint is made
against two or moro carriers for violating
it,, and the violations occur between
points on the road Of one only, that road
only shall be held liable for the violation.
s.. rhe Commission Is authorized to
prescribe the form in which the echedule
prescribed by the law for public iuspec-
ton shall be prepared or arranged, No
special form is prescribed in the law.
I. An addition to Section Is, which re.
late5 to compensation for damages, is pro.
posed to the effect that when complain
ant is seeking to recover damages the car
rier may file with the Commission ia
consent that the Commission may pass on
the question Of damages, and in such case
the carrier Bhall be bound by tho decision
Of the Oommission, and the decision OF
the Commission shall stand as judgment
which may be enforced by execution.
TO PROTECT VOTERS IN THE souru,
Senator Chandler has introduced q bill to
regulate the holding OF Congressional cleo.
tiona in South Carolina, Florida. Miasis.
aippi and Louisiana. It provldeu for the
appointment by the President, with the
advice and consent Of tho Senate, OF four
supervisoro OF election for each Congress.
ional district in the States to which iha
measure applies, who are req uired to sub.
divide the distric.s into sufficient mum.
ber Of voting precincts. In each precinct
tho Circuit Court Of the United States ia
to appoint four inspectors and two Doll
clerks who are to make registration OF